Friday, February 28, 2014

I'm sure you have heard about the actions of the latest renegade public official in Texas. U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia (a President Clinton Appointee) made the Lone Star State the latest victims of judicial tyranny, toppling a marriage amendment that more than 75% of the state approved. Texas now joins the ranks of outraged voters in California, Utah, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Nevada, Kentucky, and Virginia, who've all seen their votes and right to self-governance vaporized by the courts' stampede toward same-sex "marriage."

With one stroke of his pen, Judge Garcia attempted to undo the will of 1,723,782 Texans and then in his mind-blowing commentary, insisted it wasn't his intent to silence them. "Today's opinion is not made in defiance of the great people of Texas or the Texas Legislature," Garcia wrote, "but in compliance with the U.S. Constitution..." That's ironic since there is no fundamental right to marry in the Constitution.

Fortunately, Governor Rick Perry (R) blasted the judge's lawlessness moments after the ruling came down. "Texans spoke loud and clear by overwhelmingly voting to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman in our Constitution, and it is not the role of the federal government to overturn the will of our citizens. This is yet another attempt to achieve via the courts what couldn't be achieved at the ballot box. We will continue to fight for the rights of Texans to self-determine the laws of our state." Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has already announced his intent to fight the decision.

So what can you and your church do about this spirit of lawlessness (see 2 Thess. 2:6-12) let loose in the land, initially inspired by the Obama Administration's Department of Justice and their refusal to defend the federal definition of marriage in DOMA, which was then ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court last summer? Here are two suggestions:

First and foremost, we need to pray. Righteousness and Justice are the foundation of God's throne (see Psalm 89:14) and we need to appeal to Him to intervene. Sign up for our weekly Prayer Targets to stay up to date, participate in the upcoming National Day of Prayer, and sign up for our sixth annual Call2Fall, based on God's original Call2Fall in 2 Chronicles 7:14.

Second, we hope you will download, print and distribute our new Support Marriageresource which urges a groundswell of support behind federal legislation that will 1) protect the rule of law on marriage in your state (H.R. 3829), 2) protect natural marriage by constitutional amendment nationally (H.J. Res. 51), and 3) protect the religious liberty of those who believe in natural marriage against discrimination (H.R. 3133). Again, click here to download.

In this critical moment, we need pastors to function as spiritual Watchmen who will sound the alarm at the growing threat of lawlessness across America. Your people are looking to you for leadership. We want to help equip, resource, and serve you.

Standing for Faith, Family and Freedom,

Dr. Kenyn M. CuretonVice President for Church MinistriesFamily Research Councilwww.frc.org

Are you sick and tired of the government continuing to encroach upon your God given rights and constitutional freedom? Now is time for you to speak up. I hope you have the contact information for your elected political representatives handy. If not, look it up and bookmark it or save it in a folder in your favorites. Do it NOW. Here is a suggested letter for you to send to them at your earliest convenience. Ask them to pass HB 2789 without exemption amendments. Here is a copy of the bill for you to read. Click Here

Dear Senate Representative of We the People:

House Bill 2789 is needed to prevent unconstitutional surveillance which would violate our Fourth Amendment rights and the Washington Constitution's protection of freedom in our persons, our lives and our effects.

At the Senate hearing on HB 2789, representatives from law enforcement agencies alarmingly gave testimony against constitutional limits on electronic surveillance. Several governmental agencies also oppose constitutional limits on such surveillance. Apparently there is governmental desire to have unlimited, unconstitutional drone surveillance of our rural/wilderness areas. Whether that desire is to enforce an Agenda 21 slave state or pretending to stop terrorism is irrelevant and misses the point of the Bill, preserving our constitutional freedom. Our Constitution guarantees our freedom of conscience and freedom from tyrannical government. Let's not forsake our freedom for a police state but maintain and preserve our God-given freedom and individual dignity guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Washington State Constitution. Your passing this protective legislation WITHOUT exempting amendments is expected and appreciated. Thank you for living up to your oath of office.

"You know, my biggest, you know, regret is what happened in Benghazi. It was a terrible tragedy, losing four Americans, two diplomats and now it's public, so I can say two CIA operatives…"Hillary Clinton, January 2014

URGENT ALERT: Current National Security Advisor Susan Rice admitted to NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday that the information she provided the nation during the 2012 Benghazi media blitz was INCORRECT, but said it was "what we had at the moment."

Rice maintained that no one intended to mislead the public…

But the facts we have been able to unearth ALL say otherwise.

Whatever Rice's intentions, the American public WAS misled when someone in the Obama administration – wherever they may be along the trail of breadcrumbs between the CIA, the State Department, the White House or elsewhere – changed the initial terrorism assessment to political talking points Rice used in an effort to inoculate Obama from blame!

The whole fantasy account claiming random violence in reaction to an anti-Islam Youtube video was an orchestrated, enforced, malicious LIE – spread far and wide for weeks and months to politically protect Obama prior to the general election – a cover up and criminal fraud for which MANY heads in the Obama administration should roll!

When moderator David Gregory asked Rice if she had any regrets about her admittedly false statements, she said "No."

"That information turned out, in some respects, not to be 100 percent correct," Rice said. "But the notion that somehow I or anybody else in the administration misled the American people is patently false. And I think that that's been amply demonstrated.

She also claimed not to know whether or not her Benghazi lies ruined her chances of replacing "What Difference Does It Make" Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State:

"I don't know," she said. "What I do know is that I [now] have a great job."

For Rice, there is nothing to regret – she played her role in stonewalling the truth for Obama, and got a big promotion.

Where is the accountability and justice for the Americans who DIED while this administration – at the least – played sleazy, vulgar, self-promoting politics?

URGENT ACTION ALERT: After the mailed-in forms of several hundred Connecticut residents "missed" the "high capacity" and "dangerous weapon" January 1, 2014 registration deadline – apparently due to LATE MAIL DELIVERY OVER THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY – the State of Connecticut POUNCED.

It is wasting no time ABUSING its unconstitutional knowledge about what taboo firearms and ammo these residents have, by sending outWEAPONS CONFISCATION NOTICES…

URGENT ACTION ALERT: Former FBI official John Guandolo, U.S. Naval Academy graduate AND former U.S. Army Ranger, has come out with a scathing new book exposing the Islamist CAIR-Washington nexus.

Guandolo reveals how high level White House officials AND their allies on Capitol Hill are protecting dangerous Islamists at the Council on American-Islamic Relations from well-deserved charges for terrorism.

The book, "Raising a Jihadi Generation: Understanding the Muslim Brotherhood Movement in America," details how Secret Service entry logs reveal CAIR officials have visited the White House several times during the Obama years DESPITE CAIR's designation in 2007 as an unindicted terrorist co-conspirator for raising money to fund HAMAS.

Shamefully, CAIR has had no need to hide its pro-jihadist, pro-Shariah agenda!

The Washington-based radicals at the top of CAIR have publicly taken credit for persuading Attorney General Eric Holder to prohibit so-called religious profiling in terror cases, as well as for the recent "victory" authorizing Islamic beards and head coverings in violation of the uniform standards for all the rest of America's soldiers!

These Islamist extremists also claim credit for the relaxing of U.S. immigration rules for "refugees" tied to only "limited" material support for terrorists, who presumably will therefore only perpetrate "limited" terrorism against us…

CAIR IS THE SAME GROUP WITH WHICH THE PRE-OBAMA FBI CUT OFF ALL TIES IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY FIGHT ISLAMIC TERRORISM – SO WHAT "CHANGED"?

And this is what we're up against – an Executive Branch determined to IGNORE THE FACTS (or that could just NOT care less) and a Congress ready to let the White House get away with it!

ALERT: It's time to DEMAND that Congress fulfill its Constitutional duty, and implement procedures toIMPEACH and REMOVE FROM OFFICE President Barack Hussein Obama, for his repeated and deliberate violations of the U.S. Constitution -- which qualify as "High Crimes and Misdemeanors".

From the President's blatant LIES about his unconstitutional healthcare "law", to his unconstitutional "recess" appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, to his administration's declaration that they would ask for "international permission" instead of Congressionalpermission before intervening militarily in a country like Syria's civil war (even though the U.S. Constitution, in Article I Section 8, REQUIRES the President to get permission from CONGRESS in order to use offensive military force), to Obama's refusal to obey a law requiring the president's budget to be submitted on a certain date, to his repeated issuance of Executive Orders that take Congress' law-making powers to himself instead, to his pattern of lies and corruption exposed by theBenghazi hearings, to his own announced intentions to trample our most basic Second Amendment rights -- all of these (and so many more) are PLENTY of reason for the House of Representatives to finally IMPEACH, and the Senate to finally TRY and REMOVE, Barack Obama from the Office of President of the United States!

President Obama can only be emboldened by the lack of impeachment proceedings against him so far. His violations typically arouse a short-lived tempest among more observant Americans, yet impeachment is not generally advocated by his critics as a realistic recourse. THAT MUST CHANGE. The grounds for House impeachment and Senate removal proceedings have been laid by Obama's own actions. A list of his unconstitutional and illegal actions would embarrass any honest public official and makes Nixon's Watergate cover-up look like a college fraternity house panty raid.

Congress must finally do the RIGHT thing, and implement procedures to IMPEACH and REMOVE FROM OFFICE President Barack Hussein Obama, for his repeated and deliberate violations of the U.S. Constitution -- which qualify as "High Crimes and Misdemeanors".

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Barack Obama thinks he can run and hide from the lies and cover ups surrounding the Benghazi scandal, but it's time to turn up the heat on Obama.

A coalition of 164 Members of Congress and hundreds of special operations veterans have called for a Select Committee to expose the truth about the Benghazi scandal, however, Congressman Pete Sessions has repeatedly blocked a Select Committee investigation.

We have an opportunity to bring an end to the lies and deceptions - you see, Congressman Pete Sessions is up for re-election next week, and he is facing a fantastic challenger in Conservative Republican Katrina Pierson. It's time to replace Congressman Pete Sessions with Katrina Pierson and get the Benghazi hearings up and running!

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Even worse, the communelocated near Sweeny TX known as "Mahmoudberg" is one of 22 nationwide owned by the group Muslims of America (MOA).

As detailed in the FBI reports, MOA members have been tied to ten murders, one disappearance and several BOMBINGS, with local resident reports of hearing gunfire on several occasions!

That's because MOA, also known as "Muslims of the Americas" is hiding in a gray area of the law where the foreign group is protected by the U.S. citizenship of its Islamist members – as well as the political correctness muzzle on media and law enforcement! No matter that Clarion Project obtained video footage of MOA female members receiving paramilitary training at its Pennsylvania camp "Islamberg" or that a second tape shows its spokesman seditiously declaring the United States a Muslim majority country!

As detailed in the FBI investigation, Muslims of America is a front for a Pakistani militant group called Jamaat ul-Fuqra, devotees of foreign extremist cleric Sheikh Mubarak Ali Gilani in Pakistan.

A 2007 FBI record states:

"The documented propensity for violence by this organization supports the belief the leadership of the MOA extols membership to pursue a policy of jihad or holy war against individuals or groups it considers enemies of Islam, which includes the U.S. Government. Members of the MOA are encouraged to travel to Pakistan to receive religious and military/terrorist training from Sheikh Gilani."

"The MOA is now an autonomous organization which possesses an infrastructure capable of planning and mounting terrorist campaigns overseas and within the U.S." reads the report. There are reportedly 22 such MOA-linked sites in the U.S. serving as communes and jihadi enclaves!

Make no mistake, while Obama designates Tea Partiers and homeschoolers as potential terrorists, MOA is presently running next to our citizens' own backyards, jihadi bootcamp and brainwashing compounds that are training adherents on terrorism and Islamic guerilla warfare tactics to be perpetrated on America's sovereign territory, including these locations:

Mahmoudberg –TexasBaladullah –CaliforniaIslamville – South CarolinaIslamberg – New York

The only way to stop this dangerous infiltration is for Congress to declare MOA a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) so its criminal activities can be ended!

Operating since the 1980s, MOA in Texas has been thwarted plotting a foiled bomb plot in Toronto in 1991 while the suspects – and their children – successfully fled a Dallas suburb commune leaving behind military tents, loose ammo, terrorism books and various weapons as well as more plans for attacks on a U.S. post office and Metro Green Line station in Los Angeles.

They were using aliases, false birth certificates and stolen social security numbers.

Unfortunately, the State Department has FAILED to designate MOA/Jamaat ul-Fuqra a Foreign Terrorist Organization thus permitting it to organize and operate in the U.S. DESPITE the Department of Homeland Security agreeing in 2005 that MOA/Jamaat ul-Fuqra was a possible sponsor of a terror attack on the U.S.!

Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

I received this information from a friend about political elitists ripping off we the people again.
I am forwarding this to my senators and Congressman for what good it will do.

Hi Folks:

The US has entered into a contract with a real estate firm to sell 56 buildings that currently house U.S. Post Offices. The government has decided it no longer needs these buildings, most of which are located on prime land in towns and cities across the country. The sale of these properties will fetch about $19 billion.

A regular real estate commission will be paid to the company that was given the exclusive listing for handling the sales. That company is CRI and it belongs to a man named Richard Blum.Richard Blum is the husband of Senator Dianne Feinstein and is shown with her in the picture above. (Most voters and many of the government people who approved the deal have not made the connection between the two because they have different last names).

I heard the deal was not put up for a bid. Hmmmm you don't think that was on purpose do you...

Senator Feinstein and her husband stand to make an estimated $950 to $1.1 billion from these transactions. His company is the sole real estate on the sale. CRI will be making a minimum of 3% and as much as 6% commission on each and every sale. All of the properties that are being sold are all fully paid for. They were purchased with U.S. taxpayers dollars.

The U.S.P.S. is allowed free and clear, tax exempt use. The only cost to keep them open is the cost to actually keep the doors open and the heat and lights on. The United States Postal Service doesn't even have to pay county property taxes on these subject properties. QUESTION? Would you put your house in foreclosure just because you couldn't afford to pay the electric bill?

Well, the folks in Washington have given the Post Office the OK to do it! Most of the net proceeds of the sales will go back to the U.S.P.S, an organization that is so poorly managed that they have lost $117 billion dollars in the past 10 years!

No one in the mainstream media is even raising an eyebrow over the conflict of interest and on the possibility of corruption on the sale of billions of dollars worth of public assets. How does a U.S. Senator from San Francisco manage to get away with organizing and lobbying such a sweet deal? Has our government become so elitist that they have no fear of oversight? And it's no mere coincidence that these two public service crooks have different last names; a feeble attempt at avoiding transparency in these type of transactions.

NOW....here's the test...Does this TICK YOU OFF? If it doesn't, then don't complain about the corruption and the ineptness in D.C. You apparently have given up or have turned a blind eye and don't care.

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Distinctive Doctrine

Distinctive Doctrine is my fourth book to be published as a self-published print on demand edition. It deals with a topic that is a passion of mine. After salvation in Christ, the next important thing in a believer's life should be finding a true New Testament local congregation in which to serve the Lord. How do you know which one is the right one? It is simple. Take a look at the doctrine and practice of the churches of the New Testament and look for one that has the same landmarks. Having been a Pastor of a fundamental sovereign grace independent landmark Baptist Church for over 35 years, naturally I write from that position. I hope many readers take many blessings from the reading of this latest effort.

The Obedience of a Christian Man

Most folks know of William Tyndale as the man who translated the first English Bible, which - with certain royal guidelines, was used to transcribe the 1611 edition authorized by King James. The “Obedience of a Christian Man” was a primer on Christian living that was used to spark what is called the English Reformation. It is a practical book on how we are to live as believers. Children are to obey their parents, servants are to obey their masters and husbands are to love their wives as Christ loved His Congregation. The wife is to be in subjection to her own husband as the Congregation is to Christ, and the King is to rule in God’s stead over the realm according to the Law of God, not after his own imagination. Tyndale wrote in the days when the “divine right of the King” was the mindset. The idea of Natural Law (which agrees with scripture) is the best rule for the commonwealth of society was only beginning to develop. In America, since 1776, the so-called “divine right of the King” belongs to WE THE PEOPLE. Tyndale taught that if the secular rulers command us to do evil, we are to disobey saying we are commanded otherwise of God. He also exposed the hypocrisy and wickedness of the powerful religious institution in control at that time and how the leaders of that hierarchy set aside the holy scripture for their lies and man made traditions.

One Vote

I have liked Dr. Ben Carson from the very first time I heard him speak at the Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. When he criticized the "Affordable Care Act" with Mr. Obama sitting only a few seats away from him, I thought to myself, this Dr. is a true patriot. The more I heard of him the more I liked him. When Americans all across the country started "clamoring" RUN BEN RUN, I joined in with them. His autobiography GIFTED HANDS is a must read (you should at least rent the movie). ONE VOTE is a very practical book with a lot of info in it. You can get a free copy of it in the form of an e-book. I was thrilled to hear the Dr. announce his candidacy in the 2016 race for the White House. If he only gets 17% of the "black vote" he cannot lose. He is my choice and he has my ONE VOTE.

Gifted Hands

This book is the Ben Carson Story, an autobiography. I first learned about Dr. Carson after hearing his remarks at a national prayer breakfast in Washington D.C. in which he warned about the dangers and complications that would come from the passing of the Affordable Care Act commonly called Obama Care. For a while after that prayer breakfast speech Dr. Carson attracted a lot of media attention for his bold remarks in the presence of President Obama. The more questions he answered in interviews the more conservative patriots in America liked what they heard and many asked the question, would you consider running for President in 2016? Dr. Carson responded that he had no desire to do that but if there was a clamoring by the voters for him to do it; he would have to consider it. Soon there was a movement called “Run Ben Run” to show the good Doctor there was indeed a clamoring for him to run. This book also is a movie and is available on DVD. The book however goes into much more detail about events in Ben’s life. Ben was raised in poverty. His mother, a single parent in Detroit, Michigan having only a 3rd grade education, brought him and his brother Curtis up to be an outstanding Engineer and a world renowned Pediatric Neurosurgeon. Dr. Carson is most well known for putting a surgical team together from Johns Hopkins Hospital to successfully separate Patrick and Benjamin Binder, Siamese twins joined at the head in 1987. The book tells of several other surgeries and because they all deal with children in hopeless condition, it is quite an emotional read. After reading Gifted Hands, I am convinced that Dr. Carson is what we need in the White House, to turn America back onto the right path again. When I say that, the first objection usually offered is, “He has no political experience.” My answer to that is, “That is precisely why I like him. It is the professional politicians that have gotten us into the mess we are in today and someone like Ben Carson would be a breath of fresh air.” The bean counters in the “Run Ben Run” campaign have crunched the numbers and determined that if Ben runs for President in 2016 and only gets 17% of the “black vote” he cannot lose.

Life of Washington

Here is 295 pages, including appendixes, of historic biography that is not butchered by modern day secular revisionists. It was originally published in 1842 by the American Sunday School Union and is filled with quotes directly from the very journals of Washington and anecdotes given by eyewitness accounts of events in the life of the father of our nation. If there is one book that gives a true and honest account of the life of Washington, this is it. This volume has tenderness about it even though it is set in very troublesome times. There is often insight as to how the patriotic women of the revolutionary days helped behind the scenes and the relationship between Washington and his revered mother is an aspect of the story that is thoughtfully penned. The story of the treason of Benedict Arnold showed in particular how the providence of God prevented that chapter from being much more harmful to the Colonists than it was at the time. The modern political correct crowd will literally freak out when they read how easy it is to write the truth about the Christian influence in the lives of American founding fathers like General George Washington.

I have the hard copy of Grudem's book discussed here. It is available now in electronic format. Heard about it at a local non-partisan political activist meetup group I've been involved with. Bought it on the cheap through Alibris. Took it with me to a conference on "Understanding the Times" back in May of 2011 sponsored by Family Research Council and Watchmen on the Wall. Grudem was one of the speakers. Got him to sign my copy. :) I think it is well outlined and a great reference. I think the first chapter is worth the Kindle $4.99 price. It comes from a biblical world view and is therefore more conservative than liberal on several points. The only negative reviews I've seen are from obvious leftists who scoffed at the biblical references and call it a mere Republican 101 Primer. ”

American Politics

I met the author at a local non-partisan politically active meet-up group. We had a lot in common and when I heard he had written this book I grabbed it. Roy is an active duty Army Chaplain and worked on this book while deployed in Afghanistan. The book begins with some dated references to the Presidential campaign of 2012 but has some valid points that lead to the conclusion. Many American conservatives find it incredible that at this late date our country seems blind to the move toward a totalitarian form of government in what was the land of the free. Using scripture and un-rewritten U.S. history, Roy makes the case that God is not a Socialist and approves of a republican form of government. He shows how our founding fathers were God-fearing men who saw the providence of God at work in the establishment of America. The last chapters reveal a domino affect leading to a “last resort” which we are rapidly approaching. This is a passionate and patriotic call to action. When he signed my book, Roy said, “Our freedom wasn’t free. We can either vote or fight to keep it. I’d rather vote.”

If It Is'nt Close, They Can't Cheat.

“First of all, this book is dated because it was written in the heat of the 2004 United States Election. But it has some very good information in it, none the less. You should read it for the sake of knowing the basics of modern day politics in America. The basic difference between a D and a R is this: one will get us killed and the other wants to kill those that are trying to kill us. The Culture of Corruption is blatant in D.C. but it is particularly championed by the party thatproclaimed in 2000 that they will do ANYTHING to win. The people have an uphill battle keeping good officials in office when our elections are unfairly tallied due to rigged ballot boxes and intimidation at the poles by leftist thugs, big labor, Community activist organizations, misleading left of center main stream media polls and the likes. Look where the six main political persuasions fall in the two main parties: three in one and three in the other. See them lined up side by side to get the big picture of modern politics.”

BIAS by Bernard Goldberg

Bernie states the obvious in this book. The book is ten years old and although the truth of it is generally seen in all quarters, even today it is still ignored or denied by Bernie’s old friends in the main stream media. Goldberg himself confesses that he has been a lifetime voter on the left side of the ticket. As a journalist however, he is willing to speak out regarding the fact that a liberal bias is the mindset of most of our media elite. He tried many times to show the need for a less slanted view of the news from within the machinery of CBS but finally resorted to writing and editorial article on the subject in the Wall Street Journal. His career at CBS was doomed. They blackballed him right away. Then dabbled with him for a while and finally let him retire with his pension. I highly recommend this book not because of the obvious truth of it but that we may better understand why the elite of the media continue as they do. They honestly do not think that they are leftists. To understand that statement, you must read the explanation in the words of a career liberal journalist who only wants people to face the facts.

Common Sense, The Rights of Man

Common Sense, Rights of Man. and other essential writings of Thomas Paine.Signet Classics 200th Anniversary Edition.

378 pages of very enlightened and inspiring words. Paine was friends with Ben Franklin and other great men of that era. Even Edmond Burke in England was a friend of Paine until 1790 and their debate on the French Revolution. Common Sense was originally published in pamphlet form and was used greatly to inspire the American Colonialists to sever ties with England. The Crisis begins with the famous quote, “These are the times that try men’s souls.” It was read by George Washington, and the American soldiers, by order of the General, to help bolster moral in some of the dark days of the revolution. The Rights of Man was the lengthiest piece in the book and was a defense of the French Revolution against remarks made by Edmund Burke in England. The Age of Reason was the most discouraging piece in the book for me as Paine acclaims his deism, and although raised as a Quaker, his skepticism becomes overbearing.

The Anti-Federalist Papers

Here is 406 pages about some of the most important events in the history of America. The decade of 1770 – 1780 was a crucial time. After the Revolutionary War and the break from Briton, most modern Americans do not realize how much thought, discussion and debate occurred in the establishment of the founding documents of the Constitution. After the Declaration of Independence and the Colonial Rebellion, a Constitutional Convention was held by our founding fathers to draft the founding documents of our nation in 1787. Until that time, our national politics was based on the Articles of Confederation 1777. A copy of this document is in the appendix of this book. The draft of the Constitution that came out of the convention was the result of great debate and that was only the beginning. Some of our founders saw the need for a stronger central government. They were called Federalists. Their arguments in favor of the immediate ratification of the draft presented by the Constitutional Convention are found in The Federalist Papers. These are articles written and published in newspapers and sometimes in pamphlets for the citizens to read. Not having radio & television this is how we learned about the political issues in those days. In answer to the Federalist articles, there were the Anti-Federalists who also wrote responses called the Anti-Federalist Papers against the immediate ratification of the Constitution voicing concern of the loss of liberty to a government that might turn into what we fought to free ourselves from in the revolution. Federalists like Alexander Hamilton wrote articles under the pen name Publius and Anti-Federalists like Patrick Henry wrote under other names like Brutus. Although the Anti-Federalists lost the debate, we have them to thank for the Bill of Rights being added as amendments our Constitution.

Original Intent

This is a very important book for people of faith to read regarding what has happened to the religious climate of public modern America. Unbelieving haters of biblical standards have taken over America from within. By rewriting and or ignoring the original intent of the authors of the founding documents of America, a so-called politically correct movement has corrupted the American way by usurping every branch of our government and is turning our constitutional republic of free citizens into a socialist democracy that is subservient to the elitists of globalism. Learn about the misleading metaphor used in this arena and read the actual quotes of the founding fathers in contrast to what modern politicians, activists and justices say about Christianity in the public square.

Backfired

This is a great book for showing how the doctrine and practice of “Tolerance” began in the Colonies of what became the United States of America. In modern thought, tolerance is putting up with somebody or something that is irritating or unpleasant to you. However, as surely as historical revisionists have rewritten American History, the original definition of tolerance has changed too. Webster’s 1828 Dictionary of The English Language defined it as – Allowance of religious opinions and modes of worship in a State when they are different from those of the established church… For example, the Protestant religion might be tolerated in France and the Roman Catholic religion might be tolerated in England. Tolerance did not begin in Saudi Arabia where it still means the death penalty if someone converts from Islam to another religion. Nor did it come out of Communist China or the former atheistic Soviet Union where those who believed differently than the State had to meet in underground groups or be killed or imprisoned. It did not come from Medieval Europe, the Middle East, Africa or the Far East. Tolerance is an American Judeo-Christian contribution to the world. The reason the old definition of tolerance is important is because in the 15-1700’s, what ever the King believed the kingdom had to practice or be persecuted or flee. Many of those who fled came to North America where the concept of toleration began to grow. The first Colonists were Separatists and Puritans from England who did not immediately start to offer toleration to others mainly because they still feared that if others gained power it would rekindle the persecution from which they had fled. More and more pilgrims began to flee the religious persecution of Europe and slowly but surely the Colonists began to realize that if they expected others to tolerate them then they must also tolerate others. The book shows a list of where different denominations had settlements in the Colonies of the 1600’s. In early America, the Puritans began to tolerate other Protestants and Separatists, then Catholics, then any who professed Christianity, then Jews, and in time, all Monotheists, then polytheists and other non-Christian religions, and eventually anti-religionists and atheists. This, of course, all took time but here is the rub. Our tolerance has evolved to where the modern “Politically Correct” crowd has taken control of our government and reversed the role of tolerance. We are at the place now where God, the Bible and Christianity are banned from the public square in America, especially in our public schools. Even worse, people of faith are being forced to legitimatize acts like abortion and immoral lifestyles that are offensive to their conscience or else be branded as “intolerant” and suffer penalty under new laws that pervert the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. As the early Pilgrims feared, the government has once again become tyrannical, this time, not by the so-called divine right of the King but in the name of pseudo tolerance. Those who brought tolerance to the world are no longer tolerated. Where did we go wrong? How did this all BACK FIRE on the people of God and the Bible? Those that attack the Bible, public prayer and the display of religious symbols say they are doing it in the name of tolerance but the real question is – Are they not the ones that are being intolerant? Tolerance does not come by lowering our standards or forcing people to approve what is wrong in their heart.

Holy Bible KJV

I've been reading this book yearly for many years and I NEVER get tired of it. I believe it is the inspired word of God. God is real and God has spoken. God does not LIE. God has revealed to us His will in the 66 books of the Bible. All other books, people, lives and things must be judged on the basis of what is said in THIS one book. LJK

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About Me

Killion is an Irish name that means grandson of war but I am a lover. Dad was a career soldier. I was born at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma but grew up all over the place. Saved 1958. Married 1965. Surrendered to preach 1974. Bi-vocational preacher recently retired from secular job with Transit agency in Tacoma, Washington. Pastor of The Lords Baptist Church. Two daughters. Four grandchildren. One Great-grandson. Author.